My parents are expecting me to do household chores in this lockdown phase and continuously nagging me.

Question: In this lockdown phase, my parents are at home. We have our online classes for nearly 5-6 hours a day. I am in 11th grade. Even if we don’t have to go to school, we have to complete our assignments and also do self-study. My parents are expecting me to do household chores also and continuously nagging me. How should I make them understand that I have a lot of things to do? Teentalker

Dear Teentalker,

Thanks for reaching out.

I can understand that this situation can be very overwhelming for you. You have to adjust yourself with the new routine of online classes and the other things that comes with it. It is actually a lot to take. But if you are facing any difficulty in adjusting with online classes or time management then this is something that can help you https://www.teentalkindia.com/explore/general/tips-for-online-schooling-during-covid-19

In this pandemic situation and lockdown phase,.....

Dear Teentalker,

Thanks for reaching out.

In this pandemic situation and lockdown phase, everyone is facing some or the other issue and everyone is finding it difficult to adjust with this new situation.

We all have to be empathetic towards others before reacting to any situation. We don’t know what others are facing. If we talk about your parents then they will also be worried about this situation and many other things that will impact your family life. Many are losing their jobs, pay cuts are happening worldwide. The house helps are not coming so that creates an extra burden of work.

All this stress amounts to changes in behaviour that’s sometimes inexplicable. Sometimes you need to be the smarter one to understand, to be there to help people who may need you. Here are a few tips that you can try to make the situation better at home –

Think within yourself that what are they nagging about? Is that valid? Can you do something about it? If yes then please try to do it. If not then talk to them about it.
Sit and talk with your parents, about their worries and challenges and also share how you are feeling and how you are adjusting with these changes.
If they expect you to help with a few things for household chore then try to take some time out for that. If you can’t just let them know the reason.

Please remember that this situation is equally difficult for everyone. The only way to deal with this situation is to think about the positive sides of this lockdown and try to help others who are finding it difficult to deal with this situation.

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